SCV Business Journal

Vance Wealth welcomes back Chris Pelch as COO

After a year of record growth, Santa Clarita-based financial planning firm Vance Wealth announced it’s welcoming back Chief Operating Officer Chris Pelch, who is returning to the team to help

New homes coming to SCV with land sale

IHP Capital Partners announced it has pre-sold 683 of the homesites within its 1,275-acre master-planned community of The Highlands at Tesoro del Valle to Lennar. Lennar, one of the nation’s

Raggio certified as AddingZEROS facilitator

Paul A. Raggio, co-owner and president of One True North Inc., Leadership and Business Coaching Solutions, has completed the AddingZEROS Executive Organizational Development Training and has earned the AddingZEROS certification. 

Ways to cut costs during retirement

The average person will spend more than 50 years in the employment sector. As retirement draws closer, many professionals begin to daydream about giving up the commute and having more

Strategic thinking, execution planning

By Paul Raggio Co-owner, One True North One of the all-time great World War II movies was the 1967 film “The Dirty Dozen.” The plot centers on a U.S. Army

Ready for ‘A Mission to Mars?’

A leadership training exercise I recommend to CEOs is called “Mission to Mars.” CEOS are told to select not more than five passengers from their company to accompany them on

The value of straight talk

One of the attributes most admired in the workplace is straight talk. It’s a universal principle that shareholders, customers, employees, colleagues and vendors all prefer people who talk straight.  

How to talk to loved ones about vaccines

Patrick Moody Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Some people are hesitant to get vaccinated. And it can be difficult to know how to have a conversation about what’s holding them back.

The advantages of a smart hearing aid

Dr. Kevin Bolder AuD, Audiology Associates Smart hearing aids are the most effective management option for any degree of hearing loss. They automatically adjust to your environment to help you

Senior communities now offering lifestyles

Living life to the fullest does not need to stop when adults near or reach retirement age. Age-restricted housing communities once bore the stereotype of having limited recreational options and